User Guide

Chapter 5: Edit mode
To resize the crop window by dragging:
1. Position your cursor over the edge or corner of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow.
2. Drag the crop window's border to the desired size.
To specify an exact size for the crop window:
1. Type the desired crop window proportions into the Width and Height spin boxes.
2. In the Units drop-down list, select a unit of measurement.
3. Use the Dots per inch spin box to specify a resolution.
To constrain the crop window to a ratio:
1. Select the Constrain cropping proportion check box.
2. Select a ratio from the drop-down list and select or clear the Landscape check box to toggle the crop window between land-
scape and portrait orientation.
3. Do one of the following:
Position your cursor over the edge of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow, and then drag the
edge of the crop window to the desired size.
Use the Width or Height spin box to specify a dimension for one side of the crop window. ACDSee 12 automatically
resizes the other dimension based on the ratio you selected.
Resizing an image
You can resize an image by adjusting its dimensions in pixels, percentage, or actual/print size. While resizing, you can also choose
an aspect ratio and a resampling filter to adjust the resized image's appearance. You can save your options as a preset for future
use.
To resize an image:
1. In Edit mode, in the Geometry group, click Resize.
2. Select one of the following resize options:
Pixels: resizes the image to specific dimensions in pixels.
Percent: Resizes the image to a percentage of the original.
Actual/Print size in: Resizes the image to match a specific output size. Click the drop-down list to specify a unit of
measurement.
3. If you want to maintain a specific width to height ratio, select the Preserve aspect ratio check box, and then select one of
the following options from the drop-down list:
Original: Maintains the original image's width to height ratio.
1 x 1: Forces the width and height to be equal.
2 x 3: Forces a width to height ratio of 2:3.
3 x 2: Forces a width to height ratio of 3:2.
3 x 5: Forces a width to height ratio of 3:5.
5 x 3: Forces a width to height ratio of 5:3.
Custom: Applies a custom ratio. Enter a width to height ratio in the Custom Aspect Ratio dialog box.
4. Select a resizing filter from the Resizing Filter drop-down list.
5. Under the resize option you selected in step #3, type the image's new dimensions into the Width and Height spin boxes. If
you selected Actual/Print size in, click the Resolution drop-down list, and then select a resolution (in dots per inch) for
your output image.
6. To estimate the size of the output image, click Estimate new file size.
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